Multiplexing stimulus information through rate and temporal codes in primate somatosensory cortex.

Our ability to perceive and discriminate textures relies on the transduction and processing of complex, high-frequency vibrations elicited in the fingertip as it is scanned across a surface. How naturalistic vibrations, and by extension texture, are encoded in the responses of neurons in primary som...

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Main Authors: Michael A Harvey, Hannes P Saal, John F Dammann, Sliman J Bensmaia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646728?pdf=render